1. a meal taken in the evening
2. a meal taken at the midday, especially when it is the main meal of the day ; lunch
3a. a formal evening meal, as of a club, society
3b. a public banquet in honour of someone or something
4. a complete meal at a fixed price in a restaurant, table d'hôte (what a french-sounding locution )
5. your "génitif saxon" (of, relating to) : dinner plate, dinner hour, etc.

... (some locutions) ...

supper :

1. an evening meal, especially a light one
2. an evening social event featuring a supper

... (some locutions) ...

I am sorry... I cannot give you more from me.

Shokin

Last edited by shokin on Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:12 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I think in US “supper” and “dinner” mean the same for evening meals. “Supper” is an old term and it was used commonly many years ago. On the other hand “dinner” is used more often in modern times. So it doesn’t matter which one you use, it’s the same meaning. For me I prefer “dinner” instead of “supper”.

Thank you everyone! (It's so nice to have somebody answering your queries!! ) I'll stick to Vince90's answer though. I was reading Great Expectations, so it makes sense to say that the word "supper" is old-fashioned. Anyway, if anybody from English speaking countries uses it, I would be interested to know.